Mickela heads to Edinburgh, Scotland to celebrate Hogmanay, the world's largest New Year's Eve celebration. While there, she explores Scotland's traditional dances of ceilidh, Highland dance, and step dance.

Mickela heads to the Little Caribbean neighborhood in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in preparation of the joyous Carnival season! She takes outdoor Soca dance classes, learns the steel pan with Tropical Fete, dances on stilts with the KaisokahUSA Moko Jumbies, and of course, eats the local dishes in the West Indian Market!

Mickela kicks off the Carnival celebrations in The Guadeloupe Islands with food, parades, and dancing! She learns the rhythms of Gwo-Ka, the soul of the islands, and witnesses the powerful marches honoring its ancestors with Mas Ka Kle!

Mickela kicks off the Carnival celebrations in The Guadeloupe Islands with food, parades, and dancing! She learns the rhythms of Gwo-Ka, the soul of the islands, and witnesses the powerful marches honoring its ancestors with Mas Ka Kle!

Mickela heads to Lafayette, Louisiana to celebrate the 50th Annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, the largest celebration of Cajun and Creole music, dance, and culture in the world! She learns to the play the iconic rubboard with Tee Don Landry, tries zydeco dancing at a traditional Creole La La, and tastes the delicacies of the area on a Cajun Food Tour!

Continuing her Northern Ireland adventure, Mickela ends Season 7 in the capital city of Belfast. Over 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, the city's turbulent past has inspired the next generation of young artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs to continue the peace process through art and music, the revitalization of the Irish language, and the rebirth of an iconic whiskey distillery.

Mickela heads to Lafayette, Louisiana to celebrate the 50th Annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, the largest celebration of Cajun and Creole music, dance, and culture in the world! She learns to the play the iconic rubboard with Tee Don Landry, tries zydeco dancing at a traditional Creole La La, and tastes the delicacies of the area on a Cajun Food Tour!

The time has come to officially celebrate Carnival, and Mickela takes you from the morning celebrations of Mardi Gras to the festive parade that night with Waka Chire Band, followed by the solemn and powerful procession with Akiyo Mas Band on Ash Wednesday, a celebration completely unique to the Guadeloupean culture!

The time has come to officially celebrate Carnival, and Mickela takes you from the morning celebrations of Mardi Gras to the festive parade that night with Waka Chire Band, followed by the solemn and powerful procession with Akiyo Mas Band on Ash Wednesday, a celebration completely unique to the Guadeloupean culture!

Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city!

Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city!

New York's Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens!

New York's Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens!

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Japanese Taiko traditional drumming!

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Japanese Taiko traditional drumming!

NYC, the birthplace of Hip-Hop, has survived, thrived, and evolved, spreading throughout the world. Mickela heads to the new Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx to learn about its history and its legends, and meets up with the next generation of dancers, DJs, and artists. From the Ladies of Hip Hop Festival to DJ-ing with the Mobile Mondays crew, Mickela gets a true taste of the Boogie Down Bronx!

NYC, the birthplace of Hip-Hop, has survived, thrived, and evolved, spreading throughout the world. Mickela heads to the new Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx to learn about its history and its legends, and meets up with the next generation of dancers, DJs, and artists. From the Ladies of Hip Hop Festival to DJ-ing with the Mobile Mondays crew, Mickela gets a true taste of the Boogie Down Bronx!

From dancing with the fabulous Korean KCS Senior Dance Team and learning their K-Pop routines to tasting her way through the culinary mecca that is Flushing, Mickela celebrates the Asian-American community in the most diverse and ever-changing Queens neighborhood!

From dancing with the fabulous Korean KCS Senior Dance Team and learning their K-Pop routines to tasting her way through the culinary mecca that is Flushing, Mickela celebrates the Asian-American community in the most diverse and ever-changing Queens neighborhood!

NYC's stages are back for the biggest revival of all! From Lincoln Center to the re-opening of Broadway, New York City is open for business - after over a year of live theater, dance, and music being shut down in NYC, Mickela meets with the future of what these open stages mean for New York City!

NYC's stages are back for the biggest revival of all! From Lincoln Center to the re-opening of Broadway, New York City is open for business - after over a year of live theater, dance, and music being shut down in NYC, Mickela meets with the future of what these open stages mean for New York City!

Mickela is inspired and invigorated with the idea that dance can empower EVERYONE! Featuring a Native American pow wow in Queens; the healing power of dance for the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks; anti-ageism with the Pacemakers, a 65+ dance troupe; anti-ablism with disabled dancer & musician Sidiki Conde; and vogueing with Ball Scene icon Cesar Valentino and the LGBTQ community.

Mickela is inspired and invigorated with the idea that dance can empower EVERYONE! Featuring a Native American pow wow in Queens; the healing power of dance for the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks; anti-ageism with the Pacemakers, a 65+ dance troupe; anti-ablism with disabled dancer & musician Sidiki Conde; and vogueing with Ball Scene icon Cesar Valentino and the LGBTQ community.

Hispanic and Latinx communities span the entire city! From the historic and artistic "Loisaida" (Lower East Side) neighborhood, to dancing Dominican bachata in Central Park, to dancing tango at the Astoria Tango House in Queens, to drumming the powerful samba reggae rhythms with Batal?, Mickela travels through the boroughs to get a taste of these Latinx flavors!

Hispanic and Latinx communities span the entire city! From the historic and artistic "Loisaida" (Lower East Side) neighborhood, to dancing Dominican bachata in Central Park, to dancing tango at the Astoria Tango House in Queens, to drumming the powerful samba reggae rhythms with Batal?, Mickela travels through the boroughs to get a taste of these Latinx flavors!

Mickela heads to The Bronx to meet with the largest Garifuna community in the United States, a people of Afro-Caribbean culture with Central American influences. She learns the dances and music that have miraculously survived generations of impossible odds, and she features the Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education and the local delicacies in the neighborhood.

Mickela heads to The Bronx to meet with the largest Garifuna community in the United States, a people of Afro-Caribbean culture with Central American influences. She learns the dances and music that have miraculously survived generations of impossible odds, and she features the Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education and the local delicacies in the neighborhood.

Little Sri Lanka in Staten Island is one of the largest concentrations of Sri Lankans outside of the island nation. Mickela dances with the Sri Lankan Dance Academy and visits the family-owned restaurants on Victory Blvd. in Tompkinsville cooking up traditional dishes. She celebrates with the incredibly diverse community through song, dance, and...cricket!

Little Sri Lanka in Staten Island is one of the largest concentrations of Sri Lankans outside of the island nation. Mickela dances with the Sri Lankan Dance Academy and visits the family-owned restaurants on Victory Blvd. in Tompkinsville cooking up traditional dishes. She celebrates with the incredibly diverse community through song, dance, and...cricket!